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18 If I go out into the open fields,
    I see those slain by the sword.
If I go into the city,
    I behold those who have perished through famine.
Even prophets and priests roam in confusion
    in a land they do not know.
19 Have you rejected Judah completely?
    Has Zion become loathsome to you?
Why have you afflicted us
    to a point where we cannot be healed?
We hope for peace, but to no avail,
    for a time of healing, only to encounter terror.
20 Lord, we acknowledge our wickedness
    and the guilt of our fathers;
    we have indeed sinned against you.

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18 If I go into the country,
    I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
    I see the ravages of famine.(A)
Both prophet and priest
    have gone to a land they know not.(B)’”

19 Have you rejected Judah completely?(C)
    Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
    so that we cannot be healed?(D)
We hoped for peace
    but no good has come,
for a time of healing
    but there is only terror.(E)
20 We acknowledge(F) our wickedness, Lord,
    and the guilt of our ancestors;(G)
    we have indeed sinned(H) against you.

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